The SpVgg Vohenstrauß is a

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from the town of

Vohenstrauß Vohenstrauß (or ''Vohenstrauss''; ) is a town in Germany, located in the north-eastern part of the Bavarian region Upper Palatinate. The town is situated in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab. It is the birthplace of Heribert Illig. Dist ...

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. The club's most successful era was in the early 1970s when it spent five season in the tier three

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History

The club was formed on 14 November 1922 but initially became a semi independent department of TV Vohenstrauß. Only in 1928 did the club become fully independent and join the Southern German Football Federation. In 1931 it changed its name to the current one. After falling inactive during the

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the club received permission to reform in January 1946. ''SpVgg'' came close to Bayernliga qualification for the first when it won the

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division of the

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in 1958 but lost a three-game series promotion round to 1. FC Passau. Promoted to the

Landesliga Bayern-Mitte The Landesliga Bayern-Mitte ( en, State league Bavaria-Central) was the sixth tier of the German football league system in southern Bavaria. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the int ...

in 1966 the club instantly became a strong side in the league, finishing fourth in its first season there and third in its second. In the 1968–69 season the club won the league and thereby earned promotion to the tier three

.Landesliga Bayern-Mitte tables and results
Manfreds Fussball Archiv, accessed: 2 September 2014 In the Bayernliga for five seasons from 1969 to 1974 SpVgg Vohenstrauß achieved its best result in its first season there, coming seventh. Gerhard Pankotsch who later played in the second division for SpVgg Fürth and

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was also the league's top scorer that season with 28 goals. ''SpVgg'' declined a little after this but came eighth in 1973. The 1973–74 season however saw the club relegated after coming fifteenth, never to return to the Bayernliga again. SpVgg Vohenstrauß remained a strong Landesliga sides in the years to come, culminating in a second place in 1976, but from 1978 onwards the club's results declined. Eventually, in 1980 the side was relegated from this league, too, after a seventeenth-place finish. The club did not return to the Landesliga Mitte again, with the league eventually being disbanded in 2012. It played in the Bezirksliga Oberpfalz-Nord for the next three seasons but was relegated from this league, too in 1983. Back in the Bezirksliga ''SpVgg'' finished sixth in 1987–88, strong enough to qualify for the new Bezirksoberliga.Bezirksliga Oberpfalz-Nord tables and results
Manfreds Fussball Archiv, accessed: 2 September 2014 The club became a founding member of the

Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz The Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz was the seventh tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Upper Palatinate (German: ''Oberpfalz''). Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the sixth tier of the le ...

in 1988 but lasted for only one season in this league before being relegated. It made a return to this level in 1995 and this time lasted for four seasons. Initially results were good with two fifth-place finishes in 1996 and 1997. A fifteenth place in 1998–99 meant that the club was relegated again from the Bezirksoberliga and now permanently dropped into local football.Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz tables and results
Manfreds Fussball Archiv, accessed: 2 September 2014 The club after this fluctuated between the Bezirksliga and the Kreisliga below and currently plays in the Bezirksliga Oberpfalz-Nord, the seventh tier of the league system, coming eighth in 2013–14.

Honours

The club's honours: *

** Champions: 1969 ** Runners-up: 1976 * 2. Amateurliga Oberpfalz ** Champions: 1958 * Bezirksliga Oberpfalz-Nord ** Champions: 1995 * Kreisliga Nord ** Champions: 2012 ** Runners-up: 2009

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:Fussball.de – Ergebnisse
Tables and results of all German football leagues *With the introduction of the Bezirksoberligas in 1988 as the new fifth tier, below the Landesligas, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the introduction of the

Regionalliga The Regionalliga () is the fourth tier in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier in Germany. In 1994, it was introduced as the third tier. Upon the creation of the new nationwide 3. Liga in 2008, it became the four ...

s in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the establishment of the

Regionalliga Bayern The Regionalliga Bayern, ( en, Regional league Bavaria), is the highest association football league in the state of Bavaria (german: Bayern) and the Bavarian football league system. It is one of five Regionalligas in German football, the fourth tie ...

as the new fourth tier in Bavaria in 2012 the

was split into a northern and a southern division, the number of Landesligas expanded from three to five and the Bezirksoberligas abolished. All leagues from the Bezirksligas onwards were elevated one tier.

Key

References

External links

Official team site

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables
Manfreds Fussball Archiv
Tables and results from the Bavarian amateur leagues

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